List of United States cities by population

This is a list of the most crowded cities in the United States. These cities are special because they have the most people living inside their borders. When we talk about a city's population, we mean only the people who live inside the city's official lines. This is different from counting all the people who live around a city in smaller towns or villages.

Cities can change over time. Some grow very big, while others stay about the same size. Knowing which cities have the most people helps us understand where many Americans live and work. It also shows how some places become more popular than others.

The list includes only people who live inside a city's borders. It does not count people who live in the surrounding areas, even if they visit or work in the city every day. This way, each city can be compared fairly, based only on its own population.

50 states and the District of Columbia

This table shows the 346 incorporated places in the United States with at least 100,000 people as of July 1, 2024. These places include cities, towns, and other types of communities. Five states do not have any cities this big: Delaware, Maine, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

The table gives information such as the city's rank, name, state, population in 2024 and 2020, how much the population changed, the land area, how many people live in each square mile, and the city's location coordinates.

The total population of all these big cities in 2020 was about 96.6 million people, which is roughly 29% of the whole U.S. population. Together, they cover about 29,588 square miles (76,630 km²). On average, each of these cities had about 301,765 people and 4,151 people living in every square mile (1,603/km²).

State capital

State's largest municipality

State capital and largest municipality

Federal capital

Municipality	ST	2024 estimate	2020 census	Change	2020 land area		2020 density
Municipality	ST	2024 estimate	2020 census	Change	mi²	km²	/ mi²	/ km²
New York	NY	8,478,072	8,804,190	−3.70%	300.5	778.3	29,298	11,312
Los Angeles	CA	3,878,704	3,898,747	−0.51%	469.5	1,216.0	8,304	3,206
Chicago	IL	2,721,308	2,746,388	−0.91%	227.7	589.7	12,061	4,657
Houston	TX	2,390,125	2,304,580	+3.71%	640.4	1,658.6	3,599	1,390
Phoenix	AZ	1,673,164	1,608,139	+4.04%	518.0	1,341.6	3,105	1,199
Philadelphia	PA	1,573,916	1,603,797	−1.86%	134.4	348.1	11,933	4,607
San Antonio	TX	1,526,656	1,434,625	+6.41%	498.8	1,291.9	2,876	1,110
San Diego	CA	1,404,452	1,386,932	+1.26%	325.9	844.1	4,256	1,643
Dallas	TX	1,326,087	1,304,379	+1.66%	339.6	879.6	3,841	1,483
Jacksonville	FL	1,009,833	949,611	+6.34%	747.3	1,935.5	1,271	491
Fort Worth	TX	1,008,106	918,915	+9.71%	347.3	899.5	2,646	1,022
San Jose	CA	997,368	1,013,240	−1.57%	178.3	461.8	5,683	2,194
Austin	TX	993,588	961,855	+3.30%	319.9	828.5	3,007	1,161
Charlotte	NC	943,476	874,579	+7.88%	308.3	798.5	2,837	1,095
Columbus	OH	933,263	905,748	+3.04%	220.0	569.8	4,117	1,590
Indianapolis	IN	891,484	887,642	+0.43%	361.6	936.5	2,455	948
San Francisco	CA	827,526	873,965	−5.31%	46.9	121.5	18,635	7,195
Seattle	WA	780,995	737,015	+5.97%	83.8	217.0	8,795	3,396
Denver	CO	729,019	715,522	+1.89%	153.1	396.5	4,674	1,805
Oklahoma City	OK	712,919	681,054	+4.68%	606.2	1,570.1	1,123	434
Nashville	TN	704,963	689,447	+2.25%	475.8	1,232.3	1,449	559
Washington	DC	702,250	689,545	+1.84%	61.1	158.2	11,286	4,358
El Paso	TX	681,723	678,815	+0.43%	258.4	669.3	2,627	1,014
Las Vegas	NV	678,922	641,903	+5.77%	141.8	367.3	4,527	1,748
Boston	MA	673,458	675,647	−0.32%	48.3	125.1	13,989	5,401
Detroit	MI	645,705	639,111	+1.03%	138.7	359.2	4,608	1,779
Louisville	KY	640,796	633,045	+1.22%	324.9	841.5	1,948	752
Portland	OR	635,749	652,503	−2.57%	133.5	345.8	4,888	1,887
Memphis	TN	610,919	633,104	−3.50%	297.0	769.2	2,132	823
Baltimore	MD	568,271	585,708	−2.98%	80.9	209.5	7,240	2,800
Milwaukee	WI	563,531	577,222	−2.37%	96.2	249.2	6,000	2,300
Albuquerque	NM	560,326	564,559	−0.75%	187.3	485.1	3,014	1,164
Tucson	AZ	554,013	542,629	+2.10%	241.0	624.2	2,252	870
Fresno	CA	550,105	542,107	+1.48%	115.2	298.4	4,706	1,817
Sacramento	CA	535,798	524,943	+2.07%	98.6	255.4	5,324	2,056
Atlanta	GA	520,070	498,715	+4.28%	135.3	350.4	3,686	1,423
Mesa	AZ	517,151	504,258	+2.56%	138.7	359.2	3,636	1,404
Kansas City	MO	516,032	508,090	+1.56%	314.7	815.1	1,615	624
Raleigh	NC	499,825	467,665	+6.88%	147.1	381.0	3,179	1,227
Colorado Springs	CO	493,554	478,961	+3.05%	195.4	506.1	2,451	946
Omaha	NE	489,265	486,051	+0.66%	141.6	366.7	3,433	1,325
Miami	FL	487,014	442,241	+10.12%	36.0	93.2	12,284	4,743
Virginia Beach	VA	454,808	459,470	−1.01%	244.7	633.8	1,878	725
Long Beach	CA	450,901	466,742	−3.39%	50.7	131.3	9,206	3,554
Oakland	CA	443,554	440,646	+0.66%	55.9	144.8	7,883	3,044
Minneapolis	MN	428,579	429,954	−0.32%	54.0	139.9	7,962	3,074
Bakersfield	CA	417,468	403,455	+3.47%	149.8	388.0	2,693	1,040
Tulsa	OK	415,154	413,066	+0.51%	197.5	511.5	2,091	807
Tampa	FL	414,547	384,959	+7.69%	114.0	295.3	3,377	1,304
Arlington	TX	403,672	394,266	+2.39%	95.9	248.4	4,111	1,587
Aurora	CO	403,130	386,261	+4.37%	160.1	414.7	2,413	932
Wichita	KS	400,991	397,532	+0.87%	162.0	419.6	2,454	947
Cleveland	OH	365,379	372,624	−1.94%	77.7	201.2	4,796	1,852
New Orleans	LA	362,701	383,997	−5.55%	169.5	439.0	2,265	875
Henderson	NV	350,039	317,610	+10.21%	106.2	275.1	2,991	1,155
Honolulu	HI	344,967	350,964	−1.71%	60.5	156.7	5,801	2,240
Anaheim	CA	344,561	346,824	−0.65%	50.3	130.3	6,895	2,662
Orlando	FL	334,854	307,573	+8.87%	110.6	286.5	2,781	1,074
Lexington	KY	329,437	322,570	+2.13%	283.6	734.5	1,137	439
Stockton	CA	324,975	320,804	+1.30%	62.2	161.1	5,158	1,992
Riverside	CA	323,757	314,998	+2.78%	81.2	210.3	3,879	1,498
Irvine	CA	318,683	307,670	+3.58%	65.6	169.9	4,690	1,810
Corpus Christi	TX	317,317	317,863	−0.17%	162.2	420.1	1,960	760
Newark	NJ	317,303	311,549	+1.85%	24.1	62.4	12,927	4,991
Santa Ana	CA	316,184	310,227	+1.92%	27.3	70.7	11,364	4,388
Cincinnati	OH	314,915	309,317	+1.81%	77.8	201.5	3,976	1,535
Pittsburgh	PA	307,668	302,971	+1.55%	55.4	143.5	5,469	2,112
Saint Paul	MN	307,465	311,527	−1.30%	52.0	134.7	5,991	2,313
Greensboro	NC	307,381	299,035	+2.79%	129.6	335.7	2,307	891
Jersey City	NJ	302,824	292,449	+3.55%	14.7	38.1	19,894	7,681
Durham	NC	301,870	283,506	+6.48%	112.8	292.2	2,513	970
Lincoln	NE	300,619	291,082	+3.28%	97.7	253.0	2,979	1,150
North Las Vegas	NV	294,034	262,527	+12.00%	101.3	262.4	2,592	1,001
Plano	TX	293,286	285,494	+2.73%	71.7	185.7	3,982	1,537
Anchorage	AK	289,600	291,247	−0.57%	1,706.8	4,420.6	171	66
Gilbert	AZ	288,790	267,918	+7.79%	68.6	177.7	3,906	1,508
Madison	WI	285,300	269,840	+5.73%	79.6	206.2	3,390	1,310
Reno	NV	281,714	264,165	+6.64%	108.8	281.8	2,428	937
Chandler	AZ	281,231	275,987	+1.90%	65.3	169.1	4,226	1,632
St. Louis	MO	279,695	301,578	−7.26%	61.7	159.8	4,888	1,887
Chula Vista	CA	278,546	275,487	+1.11%	49.6	128.5	5,554	2,144
Buffalo	NY	276,617	278,349	−0.62%	40.4	104.6	6,890	2,660
Fort Wayne	IN	273,203	263,886	+3.53%	110.7	286.7	2,384	920
Lubbock	TX	272,086	257,141	+5.81%	134.6	348.6	1,910	740
St. Petersburg	FL	267,102	258,308	+3.40%	61.8	160.1	4,180	1,610
Toledo	OH	265,638	270,871	−1.93%	80.5	208.5	3,365	1,299
Laredo	TX	261,260	255,205	+2.37%	106.5	275.8	2,396	925
Port St. Lucie	FL	258,575	204,851	+26.23%	119.2	308.7	1,719	664
Glendale	AZ	258,143	248,325	+3.95%	61.6	159.5	4,031	1,556
Irving	TX	258,060	256,684	+0.54%	67.0	173.5	3,831	1,479
Winston-Salem	NC	255,769	249,545	+2.49%	132.7	343.7	1,881	726
Chesapeake	VA	254,997	249,422	+2.24%	338.5	876.7	737	285
Garland	TX	250,431	246,018	+1.79%	57.1	147.9	4,309	1,664
Scottsdale	AZ	246,170	241,361	+1.99%	184.0	476.6	1,312	507
Boise	ID	237,963	235,684	+0.97%	84.0	217.6	2,806	1,083
Hialeah	FL	235,388	223,109	+5.50%	21.6	55.9	10,329	3,988
Frisco	TX	235,208	200,509	+17.31%	68.6	177.7	2,923	1,129
Richmond	VA	233,655	226,610	+3.11%	59.9	155.1	3,783	1,461
Cape Coral	FL	233,025	194,016	+20.11%	106.0	274.5	1,830	710
Norfolk	VA	231,105	238,005	−2.90%	53.3	138.0	4,465	1,724
Spokane	WA	230,609	228,989	+0.71%	68.8	178.2	3,328	1,285
Huntsville	AL	230,402	215,006	+7.16%	218.1	564.9	986	381
Santa Clarita	CA	229,159	228,673	+0.21%	70.8	183.4	3,230	1,250
Tacoma	WA	228,202	219,346	+4.04%	49.7	128.7	4,413	1,704
Fremont	CA	228,192	230,504	−1.00%	78.3	202.8	2,944	1,137
McKinney	TX	227,526	195,308	+16.50%	67.0	173.5	2,915	1,125
San Bernardino	CA	224,775	222,101	+1.20%	62.1	160.8	3,577	1,381
Baton Rouge	LA	220,907	227,470	−2.89%	86.3	223.5	2,636	1,018
Modesto	CA	220,592	218,464	+0.97%	43.0	111.4	5,081	1,962
Fontana	CA	218,455	208,393	+4.83%	43.1	111.6	4,835	1,867
Salt Lake City	UT	217,783	199,723	+9.04%	110.3	285.7	1,811	699
Moreno Valley	CA	213,919	208,634	+2.53%	51.3	132.9	4,067	1,570
Des Moines	IA	213,096	214,133	−0.48%	88.2	228.4	2,428	937
Worcester	MA	211,286	206,518	+2.31%	37.4	96.9	5,522	2,132
Yonkers	NY	211,040	211,569	−0.25%	18.0	46.6	11,754	4,538
Fayetteville	NC	209,496	208,501	+0.48%	148.3	384.1	1,406	543
Sioux Falls	SD	209,289	192,517	+8.71%	79.1	204.9	2,434	940
Grand Prairie	TX	207,331	196,100	+5.73%	72.6	188.0	2,701	1,043
Rochester	NY	207,282	211,328	−1.91%	35.8	92.7	5,903	2,279
Tallahassee	FL	205,089	196,169	+4.55%	100.9	261.3	1,944	751
Little Rock	AR	204,774	202,591	+1.08%	120.0	310.8	1,688	652
Amarillo	TX	203,729	200,393	+1.66%	102.3	265.0	1,959	756
Overland Park	KS	202,893	197,238	+2.87%	75.2	194.8	2,623	1,013
Columbus	GA	201,830	206,922	−2.46%	216.5	560.7	956	369
Augusta	GA	201,737	202,081	−0.17%	302.3	783.0	668	258
Mobile	AL	201,367	187,041	+7.66%	139.5	361.3	1,341	518
Oxnard	CA	200,616	202,063	−0.72%	26.5	68.6	7,625	2,944
Grand Rapids	MI	200,117	198,917	+0.60%	44.8	116.0	4,440	1,710
Peoria	AZ	199,924	190,985	+4.68%	176.1	456.1	1,085	419
Vancouver	WA	198,992	190,915	+4.23%	48.7	126.1	3,920	1,510
Knoxville	TN	198,722	190,740	+4.18%	98.7	255.6	1,933	746
Birmingham	AL	196,357	200,733	−2.18%	147.0	380.7	1,366	527
Montgomery	AL	195,818	200,603	−2.39%	159.9	414.1	1,255	485
Providence	RI	194,706	190,934	+1.98%	18.4	47.7	10,377	4,007
Huntington Beach	CA	193,151	198,711	−2.80%	27.0	69.9	7,360	2,840
Brownsville	TX	191,967	186,738	+2.80%	131.5	340.6	1,420	550
Chattanooga	TN	191,496	181,099	+5.74%	142.4	368.8	1,272	491
Fort Lauderdale	FL	190,641	182,760	+4.31%	34.6	89.6	5,282	2,039
Tempe	AZ	190,114	180,587	+5.28%	39.9	103.3	4,526	1,747
Akron	OH	189,664	190,469	−0.42%	61.9	160.3	3,077	1,188
Glendale	CA	187,823	196,543	−4.44%	30.5	79.0	6,444	2,488
Clarksville	TN	185,690	166,722	+11.38%	99.4	257.4	1,677	647
Ontario	CA	185,285	175,265	+5.72%	50.0	129.5	3,505	1,353
Newport News	VA	183,056	186,247	−1.71%	69.0	178.7	2,699	1,042
Elk Grove	CA	182,797	176,124	+3.79%	42.0	108.8	4,193	1,619
Cary	NC	182,659	174,721	+4.54%	59.2	153.3	2,951	1,139
Aurora	IL	180,710	180,542	+0.09%	45.0	116.5	4,012	1,549
Salem	OR	180,406	175,535	+2.77%	48.8	126.4	3,597	1,389
Pembroke Pines	FL	179,326	171,178	+4.76%	32.7	84.7	5,235	2,021
Eugene	OR	178,786	176,654	+1.21%	44.2	114.5	3,997	1,543
Santa Rosa	CA	177,524	178,127	−0.34%	42.5	110.1	4,191	1,618
Rancho Cucamonga	CA	176,675	174,453	+1.27%	40.1	103.9	4,350	1,680
Shreveport	LA	176,578	187,593	−5.87%	107.8	279.2	1,740	670
Garden Grove	CA	172,361	171,949	+0.24%	18.0	46.6	9,553	3,688
Oceanside	CA	170,941	174,068	−1.80%	41.3	107.0	4,215	1,627
Fort Collins	CO	170,924	169,810	+0.66%	57.2	148.1	2,969	1,146
Springfield	MO	170,596	169,176	+0.84%	82.4	213.4	2,053	793
Murfreesboro	TN	168,387	152,769	+10.22%	62.9	162.9	2,429	938
Surprise	AZ	167,564	143,148	+17.06%	110.3	285.7	1,298	501
Lancaster	CA	167,426	173,516	−3.51%	94.3	244.2	1,840	710
Denton	TX	165,998	139,869	+18.68%	96.4	249.7	1,451	560
Roseville	CA	163,304	147,773	+10.51%	44.1	114.2	3,351	1,294
Palmdale	CA	162,536	169,450	−4.08%	106.1	274.8	1,597	617
Corona	CA	161,540	157,136	+2.80%	39.9	103.3	3,938	1,520
Salinas	CA	160,783	163,542	−1.69%	23.5	60.9	6,959	2,687
Killeen	TX	160,616	153,095	+4.91%	54.8	141.9	2,794	1,079
Paterson	NJ	160,463	159,732	+0.46%	8.4	21.8	19,016	7,342
Alexandria	VA	159,102	159,467	−0.23%	14.9	38.6	10,702	4,132
Hollywood	FL	159,073	153,067	+3.92%	27.3	70.7	5,607	2,165
Hayward	CA	158,440	162,954	−2.77%	45.8	118.6	3,558	1,374
Charleston	SC	157,665	150,227	+4.95%	114.8	297.3	1,309	505
Macon	GA	157,056	157,346	−0.18%	249.4	645.9	631	244
Lakewood	CO	156,868	155,984	+0.57%	43.5	112.7	3,586	1,385
Sunnyvale	CA	156,792	155,805	+0.63%	22.1	57.2	7,050	2,720
Kansas City	KS	156,752	156,607	+0.09%	124.7	323.0	1,256	485
Springfield	MA	154,888	155,929	−0.67%	31.9	82.6	4,888	1,887
Bellevue	WA	154,377	151,854	+1.66%	33.5	86.8	4,533	1,750
Naperville	IL	153,124	149,540	+2.40%	39.1	101.3	3,825	1,477
Joliet	IL	151,837	150,362	+0.98%	64.5	167.1	2,331	900
Bridgeport	CT	151,599	148,654	+1.98%	16.1	41.7	9,233	3,565
Mesquite	TX	150,140	150,108	+0.02%	48.5	125.6	3,095	1,195
Pasadena	TX	149,617	151,950	−1.54%	43.7	113.2	3,477	1,342
Olathe	KS	149,035	141,290	+5.48%	61.9	160.3	2,283	881
Escondido	CA	148,847	151,038	−1.45%	37.3	96.6	4,049	1,563
Savannah	GA	148,808	147,780	+0.70%	106.8	276.6	1,384	534
McAllen	TX	148,782	142,210	+4.62%	62.3	161.4	2,283	881
Gainesville	FL	148,720	141,085	+5.41%	63.2	163.7	2,232	862
Pomona	CA	147,966	151,713	−2.47%	23.0	59.6	6,596	2,547
Rockford	IL	147,486	148,655	−0.79%	64.5	167.1	2,305	890
Thornton	CO	146,689	141,867	+3.40%	35.9	93.0	3,952	1,526
Waco	TX	146,608	138,486	+5.86%	88.7	229.7	1,561	603
Visalia	CA	146,271	141,384	+3.46%	37.9	98.2	3,730	1,440
Syracuse	NY	146,097	148,620	−1.70%	25.1	65.0	5,921	2,286
Columbia	SC	144,788	136,632	+5.97%	136.8	354.3	999	386
Midland	TX	143,687	132,524	+8.42%	75.5	195.5	1,755	678
Miramar	FL	143,242	134,721	+6.32%	28.9	74.9	4,662	1,800
Palm Bay	FL	142,023	119,760	+18.59%	86.4	223.8	1,386	535
Lakewood	NJ	141,985	135,158	+5.05%	24.7	64.0	5,472	2,113
Jackson	MS	141,449	153,701	−7.97%	111.7	289.3	1,376	531
Coral Springs	FL	140,808	134,394	+4.77%	22.9	59.3	5,869	2,266
Victorville	CA	140,721	134,810	+4.38%	73.7	190.9	1,829	706
Elizabeth	NJ	140,413	137,298	+2.27%	12.3	31.9	11,162	4,310
Fullerton	CA	140,054	143,617	−2.48%	22.4	58.0	6,411	2,475
Meridian	ID	139,740	117,635	+18.79%	35.1	90.9	3,351	1,294
Torrance	CA	139,576	147,067	−5.09%	20.5	53.1	7,174	2,770
Stamford	CT	139,134	135,470	+2.70%	37.6	97.4	3,603	1,391
West Valley City	UT	138,144	140,230	−1.49%	35.8	92.7	3,917	1,512
Orange	CA	137,941	139,911	−1.41%	25.7	66.6	5,444	2,102
Cedar Rapids	IA	137,904	137,710	+0.14%	72.1	186.7	1,910	740
Warren	MI	137,686	139,387	−1.22%	34.4	89.1	4,052	1,564
Hampton	VA	137,596	137,148	+0.33%	51.5	133.4	2,663	1,028
New Haven	CT	137,562	134,023	+2.64%	18.7	48.4	7,167	2,767
Pasadena	CA	137,195	138,699	−1.08%	23.0	59.6	6,030	2,330
Kent	WA	136,588	136,588	0.00%	33.8	87.5	4,041	1,560
Dayton	OH	136,346	137,644	−0.94%	55.8	144.5	2,467	953
Fargo	ND	136,285	125,990	+8.17%	49.8	129.0	2,530	980
Lewisville	TX	135,983	111,822	+21.61%	37.0	95.8	3,022	1,167
Carrollton	TX	135,456	133,434	+1.52%	36.7	95.1	3,636	1,404
Round Rock	TX	135,359	119,468	+13.30%	37.6	97.4	3,177	1,227
Sterling Heights	MI	134,342	134,346	0.00%	36.4	94.3	3,691	1,425
Santa Clara	CA	133,132	127,647	+4.30%	18.3	47.4	6,975	2,693
Norman	OK	131,010	128,026	+2.33%	178.8	463.1	716	276
Columbia	MO	130,900	126,254	+3.68%	66.5	172.2	1,899	733
Abilene	TX	130,501	125,182	+4.25%	106.7	276.4	1,173	453
Pearland	TX	129,620	125,828	+3.01%	48.7	126.1	2,584	998
Athens	GA	128,691	127,315	+1.08%	116.3	301.2	1,095	423
College Station	TX	128,023	120,511	+6.23%	51.2	132.6	2,354	909
Clovis	CA	127,993	120,124	+6.55%	25.4	65.8	4,729	1,826
West Palm Beach	FL	127,744	117,415	+8.80%	53.8	139.3	2,182	842
Allentown	PA	127,138	125,845	+1.03%	17.6	45.6	7,150	2,760
North Charleston	SC	126,005	114,852	+9.71%	77.6	201.0	1,480	570
Simi Valley	CA	125,778	126,356	−0.46%	41.5	107.5	3,045	1,176
Topeka	KS	125,467	126,587	−0.88%	61.4	159.0	2,062	796
Wilmington	NC	125,284	115,451	+8.52%	51.4	133.1	2,246	867
Lakeland	FL	124,990	112,641	+10.96%	66.2	171.5	1,702	657
Thousand Oaks	CA	124,229	126,966	−2.16%	55.3	143.2	2,296	886
Concord	CA	124,016	125,410	−1.11%	30.6	79.3	4,098	1,582
Rochester	MN	123,624	121,395	+1.84%	55.5	143.7	2,187	844
Vallejo	CA	123,475	126,090	−2.07%	30.4	78.7	4,148	1,602
Ann Arbor	MI	122,925	123,851	−0.75%	28.2	73.0	4,392	1,696
Broken Arrow	OK	122,756	113,540	+8.12%	63.0	163.2	1,802	696
Fairfield	CA	122,646	119,881	+2.31%	41.6	107.7	2,882	1,113
Lafayette	LA	122,280	121,374	+0.75%	55.8	144.5	2,175	840
Hartford	CT	122,129	121,054	+0.89%	17.4	45.1	6,957	2,686
Arvada	CO	121,873	124,402	−2.03%	38.9	100.8	3,198	1,235
Berkeley	CA	121,749	124,321	−2.07%	10.4	26.9	11,954	4,615
Independence	MO	121,629	123,011	−1.12%	78.0	202.0	1,577	609
Billings	MT	121,483	117,116	+3.73%	44.8	116.0	2,614	1,009
Cambridge	MA	121,186	118,403	+2.35%	6.4	16.6	18,500	7,100
Lowell	MA	120,418	115,554	+4.21%	13.6	35.2	8,497	3,281
Odessa	TX	119,748	114,428	+4.65%	51.1	132.3	2,239	864
High Point	NC	118,601	114,059	+3.98%	56.4	146.1	2,022	781
League City	TX	118,456	114,392	+3.55%	51.3	132.9	2,230	860
Antioch	CA	118,453	115,291	+2.74%	29.2	75.6	3,948	1,524
Richardson	TX	118,221	119,469	−1.04%	28.6	74.1	4,177	1,613
Goodyear	AZ	118,186	95,294	+24.02%	191.3	495.5	498	192
Pompano Beach	FL	118,104	112,046	+5.41%	24.0	62.2	4,669	1,803
Nampa	ID	117,350	100,200	+17.12%	33.5	86.8	2,991	1,155
Menifee	CA	117,041	102,527	+14.16%	46.5	120.4	2,205	851
Las Cruces	NM	116,998	111,385	+5.04%	76.9	199.2	1,448	559
Clearwater	FL	116,811	117,292	−0.41%	26.1	67.6	4,494	1,735
West Jordan	UT	116,688	116,961	−0.23%	32.3	83.7	3,621	1,398
New Braunfels	TX	116,477	90,403	+28.84%	45.2	117.1	2,000	770
Manchester	NH	116,386	115,644	+0.64%	33.1	85.7	3,494	1,349
Miami Gardens	FL	116,173	111,640	+4.06%	18.2	47.1	6,134	2,368
Waterbury	CT	115,908	114,403	+1.32%	28.5	73.8	4,014	1,550
Provo	UT	115,479	115,162	+0.28%	41.7	108.0	2,762	1,066
Evansville	IN	115,395	117,298	−1.62%	47.4	122.8	2,475	956
Richmond	CA	115,353	116,448	−0.94%	30.1	78.0	3,869	1,494
Westminster	CO	115,302	116,317	−0.87%	31.6	81.8	3,681	1,421
Elgin	IL	114,701	114,797	−0.08%	38.0	98.4	3,021	1,166
Conroe	TX	114,581	89,956	+27.37%	72.0	186.5	1,249	482
Greeley	CO	114,363	108,795	+5.12%	48.9	126.7	2,225	859
Lansing	MI	114,336	112,644	+1.50%	39.1	101.3	2,881	1,112
Buckeye	AZ	114,334	91,502	+24.95%	393.0	1,017.9	233	90
Tuscaloosa	AL	114,288	99,600	+14.75%	61.9	160.3	1,609	621
Allen	TX	113,746	104,627	+8.72%	26.4	68.4	3,963	1,530
Carlsbad	CA	113,575	114,746	−1.02%	37.8	97.9	3,036	1,172
Everett	WA	113,011	110,629	+2.15%	33.2	86.0	3,332	1,286
Springfield	IL	112,949	114,394	−1.26%	61.1	158.2	1,872	723
Beaumont	TX	112,893	115,282	−2.07%	82.5	213.7	1,397	539
Murrieta	CA	112,539	110,949	+1.43%	33.6	87.0	3,302	1,275
Rio Rancho	NM	112,524	104,046	+8.15%	103.4	267.8	1,006	388
Temecula	CA	112,431	110,003	+2.21%	37.3	96.6	2,949	1,139
Concord	NC	112,395	105,240	+6.80%	63.5	164.5	1,657	640
Tyler	TX	112,219	105,995	+5.87%	57.5	148.9	1,843	712
Davie	FL	112,052	105,691	+6.02%	34.9	90.4	3,028	1,169
South Fulton	GA	112,003	107,436	+4.25%	85.2	220.7	1,261	487
Peoria	IL	111,696	113,150	−1.29%	48.0	124.3	2,357	910
Sparks	NV	111,520	108,445	+2.84%	36.4	94.3	2,979	1,150
Gresham	OR	111,507	114,247	−2.40%	23.5	60.9	4,862	1,877
Santa Maria	CA	111,346	109,707	+1.49%	22.8	59.1	4,812	1,858
Pueblo	CO	111,166	111,876	−0.63%	55.4	143.5	2,019	780
Hillsboro	OR	110,337	106,447	+3.65%	25.7	66.6	4,142	1,599
Edison	NJ	110,002	107,588	+2.24%	30.1	78.0	3,574	1,380
Sugar Land	TX	109,851	111,026	−1.06%	40.5	104.9	2,741	1,058
Ventura	CA	109,831	110,763	−0.84%	21.9	56.7	5,058	1,953
Downey	CA	109,368	114,355	−4.36%	12.4	32.1	9,222	3,561
Costa Mesa	CA	109,131	111,918	−2.49%	15.8	40.9	7,083	2,735
Centennial	CO	108,853	108,418	+0.40%	29.7	76.9	3,650	1,410
Edinburg	TX	108,733	100,243	+8.47%	44.7	115.8	2,243	866
Spokane Valley	WA	108,267	102,976	+5.14%	37.7	97.6	2,731	1,054
Jurupa Valley	CA	108,154	105,053	+2.95%	42.9	111.1	2,449	946
Bend	OR	106,926	99,178	+7.81%	33.6	87.0	2,952	1,140
West Covina	CA	106,920	109,501	−2.36%	16.0	41.4	6,844	2,642
Boulder	CO	106,803	108,250	−1.34%	26.3	68.1	4,116	1,589
Palm Coast	FL	106,729	89,258	+19.57%	95.4	247.1	936	361
Lee's Summit	MO	106,419	101,108	+5.25%	63.9	165.5	1,582	611
Dearborn	MI	106,377	109,976	−3.27%	24.2	62.7	4,544	1,754
Green Bay	WI	106,311	107,395	−1.01%	45.5	117.8	2,360	910
St. George	UT	106,288	95,342	+11.48%	78.5	203.3	1,215	469
Woodbridge	NJ	106,101	103,639	+2.38%	23.3	60.3	4,448	1,717
Brockton	MA	105,788	105,643	+0.14%	21.3	55.2	4,960	1,920
Renton	WA	105,543	106,785	−1.16%	23.5	60.9	4,544	1,754
Sandy Springs	GA	105,505	108,080	−2.38%	37.7	97.6	2,867	1,107
Rialto	CA	104,918	104,026	+0.86%	24.1	62.4	4,316	1,666
El Monte	CA	104,639	109,450	−4.40%	9.6	24.9	11,401	4,402
Vacaville	CA	103,994	102,386	+1.57%	29.9	77.4	3,424	1,322
Fishers	IN	103,986	98,977	+5.06%	35.6	92.2	2,780	1,070
South Bend	IN	103,713	103,453	+0.25%	42.0	108.8	2,463	951
Carmel	IN	103,606	99,757	+3.86%	49.1	127.2	2,032	785
Yuma	AZ	103,559	95,548	+8.38%	120.7	312.6	792	306
Burbank	CA	103,533	107,337	−3.54%	17.3	44.8	6,204	2,395
Lynn	MA	103,489	101,253	+2.21%	10.7	27.7	9,463	3,654
Quincy	MA	103,434	101,636	+1.77%	16.6	43.0	6,123	2,364
El Cajon	CA	103,291	106,215	−2.75%	14.5	37.6	7,325	2,828
Fayetteville	AR	103,134	93,949	+9.78%	54.1	140.1	1,737	671
Suffolk	VA	103,105	94,324	+9.31%	399.2	1,033.9	236	91
San Mateo	CA	103,006	105,661	−2.51%	12.1	31.3	8,732	3,371
Chico	CA	102,911	101,475	+1.42%	34.1	88.3	2,976	1,149
Inglewood	CA	102,774	107,762	−4.63%	9.1	23.6	11,842	4,572
Wichita Falls	TX	102,372	102,316	+0.05%	72.0	186.5	1,421	549
Boca Raton	FL	102,238	97,422	+4.94%	29.2	75.6	3,336	1,288
Hesperia	CA	101,836	99,818	+2.02%	72.7	188.3	1,373	530
Daly City	CA	101,418	104,901	−3.32%	7.6	19.7	13,803	5,329
Clinton	MI	101,359	100,513	+0.84%	28.0	72.5	3,590	1,390
Georgetown	TX	101,344	67,176	+50.86%	57.3	148.4	1,172	453
New Bedford	MA	101,318	101,079	+0.24%	20.0	51.8	5,054	1,951
Albany	NY	101,317	99,224	+2.11%	21.4	55.4	4,637	1,790
Davenport	IA	100,938	101,724	−0.77%	63.8	165.2	1,594	615
Plantation	FL	100,694	91,750	+9.75%	21.8	56.5	4,209	1,625
Deltona	FL	100,513	93,692	+7.28%	37.3	96.6	2,512	970
Federal Way	WA	100,252	101,030	−0.77%	22.3	57.8	4,530	1,750
San Angelo	TX	100,159	99,893	+0.27%	59.7	154.6	1,673	646
Tracy	CA	100,136	93,000	+7.67%	25.9	67.1	3,591	1,386
Sunrise	FL	100,128	97,335	+2.87%	16.2	42.0	6,008	2,320

Population	Number of municipal governments
1,000,000+	11
900,000–999,999	4
800,000–899,999	2
700,000–799,999	5
600,000–699,999	7
500,000–599,999	9
400,000–499,999	14
300,000–399,999	20
200,000–299,999	56
100,000–199,999	218
Total	346

State	Number of listed municipalities
California	76
Texas	44
Florida	27
Arizona	13
Colorado	12
North Carolina, Washington	10
Massachusetts	9
Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Virginia	8
New Jersey	7
Indiana, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee	6
Alabama, Connecticut, Kansas, Nevada, Utah	5
Louisiana, Oklahoma	4
Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Wisconsin	3
Arkansas, Kentucky, Nebraska	2
Alaska, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota	1
Delaware, Maine, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming	0

Puerto Rico

The following table shows the five largest municipalities in Puerto Rico with more than 100,000 people as of July 1, 2024, based on estimates from the United States Census Bureau. If these cities were part of the overall list for the United States, San Juan would be the 58th largest city in the country.

The table includes details such as the city's rank, population numbers from 2024 and 2020, population changes, land area, population density, and geographic coordinates.

Municipio	2024 estimate	2020 census	Change	2020 land area		2020 density
San Juan	332,454	342,259	−2.86%	39.8 sq mi	103.1 km²	8,599/sq mi	3,320/km²
Bayamón	181,152	185,187	−2.18%	27.0 sq mi	69.9 km²	6,859/sq mi	2,648/km²
Carolina	150,679	154,815	−2.67%	20.7 sq mi	53.6 km²	7,479/sq mi	2,888/km²
Ponce	129,659	137,491	−5.70%	28.4 sq mi	73.6 km²	4,841/sq mi	1,869/km²
Caguas	124,628	127,244	−2.06%	10.9 sq mi	28.2 km²	11,674/sq mi	4,507/km²

Other U.S. territories

The United States has several territories, including American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In these areas, there are no cities that have populations of 100,000 people or more. These territories are special parts of the United States, but they are not states.

Census-designated places

A census-designated place (CDP) is an area where many people live, but it does not have its own city government. The United States Census Bureau uses these areas for counting people during the census, similar to cities and towns.

The following table shows the largest CDPs in the United States with at least 100,000 people, based on the 2020 census. It includes details like the population in 2020 and 2010, how much the population changed, the land area, how many people live in each area, and the location coordinates.

Census- designated place	ST	2020 census	2010 census	Change	2020 land area		2020 density
Census- designated place	ST	2020 census	2010 census	Change	mi²	km²	/ mi²	/ km²
Arlington	VA	238,643	207,627	+14.94%	26.0	67.340	9,179	3,544
Enterprise	NV	221,831	108,481	+104.49%	66.0	170.939	3,361	1,298
Spring Valley	NV	215,597	178,395	+20.85%	35.5	91.945	6,073	2,345
Sunrise Manor	NV	205,618	189,372	+8.58%	33.7	87.283	6,101	2,356
Paradise	NV	191,238	223,167	−14.31%	42.4	109.815	4,510	1,740
Metairie	LA	143,507	138,481	+3.63%	23.3	60.347	6,159	2,378
East Los Angeles	CA	118,786	126,496	−6.10%	7.5	19.425	15,838	6,115
Brandon	FL	114,626	103,483	+10.77%	33.1	85.729	3,463	1,337
The Woodlands	TX	114,436	93,847	+21.94%	43.3	112.146	2,643	1,020
Lehigh Acres	FL	114,287	86,784	+31.69%	92.7	240.092	1,233	476
Spring Hill	FL	113,568	98,621	+15.16%	59.9	155.140	1,896	732
Riverview	FL	107,396	71,050	+51.16%	46.2	119.657	2,325	898
Columbia	MD	104,681	99,615	+5.09%	31.9	82.621	3,282	1,267
Highlands Ranch	CO	103,444	96,713	+6.96%	24.3	62.937	4,257	1,644

Cities formerly over 100,000 people

City	ST	2024 estimate	Peak population	% decline from peak	Peak year
Allegheny	PA	NA	129,896	NA	1907
Brooklyn	NY	NA	806,343	NA	1898
Camden	NJ	71,749	124,555	−42.40%	1950
Canton	OH	69,211	116,912	−40.80%	1950
Citrus Heights	CA	86,909	107,439	−19.11%	1990
Duluth	MN	87,986	107,312	−18.01%	1960
Erie	PA	92,940	138,440	−32.87%	1960
Fall River	MA	94,689	120,485	−21.41%	1920
Flint	MI	79,735	196,940	−59.51%	1960
Gary	IN	67,555	178,320	−62.12%	1960
Hammond	IN	76,030	111,698	−31.93%	1960
Livonia	MI	93,113	110,109	−15.44%	1970
Niagara Falls	NY	47,512	102,394	−53.60%	1960
Norwalk	CA	98,230	105,549	−6.93%	2010
Parma	OH	79,350	100,216	−20.82%	1970
Portsmouth	VA	96,482	114,773	−15.94%	1960
Reading	PA	96,000	111,171	−13.65%	1930
Roanoke	VA	97,912	100,220	−2.30%	1980
Scranton	PA	75,905	143,333	−47.04%	1930
Somerville	MA	82,149	103,908	−20.94%	1930
St. Joseph	MO	71,098	102,979	−30.96%	1900
Trenton	NJ	91,193	128,009	−28.76%	1950
Utica	NY	63,660	101,740	−37.43%	1930
Wilmington	DE	73,176	112,504	−34.96%	1940
Youngstown	OH	59,123	170,002	−65.22%	1930

Locations of 50 most populous cities

This list shows the biggest cities in the United States by how many people live in them. It includes places like cities, towns, villages, and other areas that have their own local government. Some special areas that aren't officially cities are also included to give a full picture of where lots of people live across the country.

The list helps us understand where many Americans call home and how these places grow over time.